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Magik Macaroni Unites Chicago With Crowd Of Over 400

On Thursday, October 16th, GERTRUDE, OZ MFG. COMPANY, & the ART DIRECTORS CLUB delivered a resoundingly successful inaugural MAGIK MACARONI to a packed house. The 400+ crowd—comprised of agencies, production companies, photographers, designers, artists, and students—came together to partake in an evening dedicated to inspiring Chicago’s creative community through a showcase of global creative innovation.

From 6-10pm, guests gathered at 2150 S. Canalport Ave. to mingle and tour the Global ADC Awards Traveling Exhibition, watch The InspirADCion Film Series featuring legendary ad man Lee Clow, and view an exclusive screening of the 2014 ADC Tomorrow Awards. As a special addition to the festivities, the night kicked off from 4-6pm with the “Let’s Make The Industry 50/50” photo shoot, an initiative celebrating equal gender representation in the creative communications industry. The photo captured a remarkable group of 80 of Chicago’s female creative leaders, making it the third successful “50/50 initiative” photo taken in major cities following New York and Toronto.

“We are absolutely thrilled by the turn-out and positive energy that was shown for MAGIK MACARONI. We look forward to Chicago’s creative industry growing its relationship with ADC, giving us the platform to bring even more new ideas and experiences to inspire this great community,” said GERTRUDE Founder, Chief Creative Officer, Otis D. Gibson.